Bhangra Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bhangra is a village situated in Purulia - II block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 531 families residing in the village Bhangra. The total population of Bhangra is 2,824 out of which 1,460 are males and 1,364 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhangra is 934.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhangra village is 357 which is 13% of the total population. There are 182 male children and 175 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhangra is 962 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (934) of Bhangra village.

Population
2,824
Families
531
Literacy
77.3%
Sex Ratio
934

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhangra is 77.3%. Thus Bhangra village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 89.51% and the female literacy rate is 64.17% in Bhangra village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bhangra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Bhangra Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bhangra village.

Total Male Female
Children 357 182 175
Literacy 77.3% 89.51% 64.17%
Scheduled Caste 668 342 326
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 917 316 601

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bhangra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bhangra village out of total population, 1,056 were engaged in work activities. 60.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,056 workers engaged in Main Work, 277 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 70 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 636 587 49
Cultivators 277 256 21
Agriculture Labourer 70 63 7
Household Industries 34 31 3
Other Workers 255 237 18
Marginal Workers 420 193 227
Non Working 1,768 680 1,088

Nearby Villages to Bhangra,

Below are the list of villages near Bhangra village in Purulia - II.

Village Population
Kalakata 707
Chepra 2,508
Kushtuka 1,673
Dhurahi 1,108
Deuli 513
Gengra 2,181
Arita 2,216
Latuliya 741
Baghudi 17
Singhbazar 1,580

Reference